Impact of the Russia-Ukraine war on Finlands’ energy policy
Anttila, Pinja (2023)
Anttila, Pinja
2023
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2023072524613
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2023072524613
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In February 2022 Russia launched its illegal and unjustified invasion of Ukraine. EU has imposed massive sanctions against Russia and in response, Russia has restricted its energy supplies to Europe. The situation has led to an unprecedented energy crisis in Finland and Europe.
This thesis gathered information from literature sources on Finland’s energy policy and the role of Russian energy in it. Russia’s energy supplies have traditionally covered over a third of Finland’s energy imports. Now because of Russia’s actions in Ukraine Finland aims to phase out Russian energy as soon as possible.
The purpose was to explore the ways in which the Russia-Ukraine war may impact Finland’s energy policy. The conclusions were that it seems likely that the war will speed up the green transition in Finland. Finland is coming out of the energy crisis faster than the rest of Europe and is simultaneously experiencing great momentum in green energy investments.
This thesis gathered information from literature sources on Finland’s energy policy and the role of Russian energy in it. Russia’s energy supplies have traditionally covered over a third of Finland’s energy imports. Now because of Russia’s actions in Ukraine Finland aims to phase out Russian energy as soon as possible.
The purpose was to explore the ways in which the Russia-Ukraine war may impact Finland’s energy policy. The conclusions were that it seems likely that the war will speed up the green transition in Finland. Finland is coming out of the energy crisis faster than the rest of Europe and is simultaneously experiencing great momentum in green energy investments.